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Barcelos Airport

Coordinates: 00°58′52″S 062°55′10″W / 0.98111°S 62.91944°W / -0.98111; -62.91944
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Barcelos Airport

Aeroporto de Barcelos
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesBarcelos
Time zoneBRT−1 (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL34 m / 112 ft
Coordinates00°58′52″S 062°55′10″W / 0.98111°S 62.91944°W / -0.98111; -62.91944
Map
BAZ is located in Brazil
BAZ
BAZ
Location in Brazil
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Sources: ANAC,[1] DECEA[2]

Barcelos Airport (IATA: BAZ, ICAO: SWBC) is the airport serving Barcelos, Brazil.

Airlines and destinations

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No scheduled flights operate at this airport.

Accidents and incidents

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  • 16 September 2023: the Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante registration PT-SOG, flying from Manaus to Barcelos crashed upon landing in Barcelos after an aborted landing and an attempt to go-around in heavy rain and bad weather conditions. All 14 passengers and crew died.[3]

Access

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The airport is located 2 km (1 mi) from downtown Barcelos.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aeródromos". ANAC (in Portuguese). 22 August 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. ^ "BARCELOS (SWBC)". DECEA (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Accident description PT-SOG". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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